Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:11:02 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 232785] mail/dovecot: does not identify config error and presents bad error message Message-ID: <bug-232785-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D232785 Bug ID: 232785 Summary: mail/dovecot: does not identify config error and presents bad error message Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: ler@FreeBSD.org Reporter: prj@rootwyrm.com Assignee: ler@FreeBSD.org Flags: maintainer-feedback?(ler@FreeBSD.org) Created attachment 198737 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3D198737&action= =3Dedit mail_dovecot_files_dovecot.in.patch If dovecot fails the configuration check, it will attempt to start anyways,= and present a misleading error message in the process. Example of a config error attempting to start with the bad error message: root@draco /usr/local/etc/rc.d # ./dovecot onestart usage: install [-bCcpSsUv] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] [-M log] [-D dest] [-h hash] [-T tags] [-B suffix] [-l linkflags] [-N dbdir] file1 file2 install [-bCcpSsUv] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] [-M log] [-D dest] [-h hash] [-T tags] [-B suffix] [-l linkflags] [-N dbdir] file1 ... fileN directory install -dU [-vU] [-g group] [-m mode] [-N dbdir] [-o owner] [-M log] [-D dest] [-h hash] [-T tags] directory ... ./dovecot: WARNING: failed precmd routine for dovecot Attached patch updates rc.d to perform the configuration check before attempting to start, bails out if configuration check fails, and presents t= he user with the exact error message from dovecot. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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